Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex

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Data for 1841 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 2,669 Show data context 48 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 4 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,056 Show data context 138 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 1 Show data context 2 Show data context
F: Construction 457 Show data context 1 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 328 Show data context 40 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 264 Show data context 2 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 73 Show data context 22 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 8 Show data context 0 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 9 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 37 Show data context 0 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 196 Show data context 2 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 171 Show data context 1 Show data context
P: Education 38 Show data context 60 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 31 Show data context 23 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 59 Show data context 71 Show data context
T: Activities of households 430 Show data context 1,424 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1861 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 3,606 Show data context 339 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 129 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 1,533 Show data context 567 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 4 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 3 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 671 Show data context 1 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 421 Show data context 108 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 331 Show data context 13 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 149 Show data context 158 Show data context
J: Information & communication 6 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 7 Show data context 0 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 56 Show data context 61 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 52 Show data context 0 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 35 Show data context 1 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 248 Show data context 6 Show data context
P: Education 34 Show data context 132 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 32 Show data context 28 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 87 Show data context 249 Show data context
T: Activities of households 253 Show data context 1,036 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 3 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1881 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 3,104 Show data context 99 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 208 Show data context 1 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 2,149 Show data context 795 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 20 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 5 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 1,291 Show data context 9 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 785 Show data context 146 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 607 Show data context 6 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 192 Show data context 107 Show data context
J: Information & communication 17 Show data context 7 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 31 Show data context 1 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 23 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 98 Show data context 4 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 136 Show data context 11 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 270 Show data context 13 Show data context
P: Education 78 Show data context 252 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 40 Show data context 89 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 122 Show data context 471 Show data context
T: Activities of households 532 Show data context 2,600 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
Data for 1911 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 3,843 Show data context 181 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 147 Show data context 0 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 2,913 Show data context 786 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 78 Show data context 0 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 20 Show data context 0 Show data context
F: Construction 1,311 Show data context 1 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,221 Show data context 338 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,455 Show data context 15 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 267 Show data context 305 Show data context
J: Information & communication 44 Show data context 30 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 138 Show data context 4 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 107 Show data context 9 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 276 Show data context 88 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,016 Show data context 74 Show data context
P: Education 121 Show data context 280 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 102 Show data context 266 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 365 Show data context 685 Show data context
T: Activities of households 786 Show data context 2,395 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1931 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 2,628 Show data context 132 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 489 Show data context 4 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 4,244 Show data context 934 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 179 Show data context 4 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 93 Show data context 11 Show data context
F: Construction 1,337 Show data context 8 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,859 Show data context 652 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,556 Show data context 83 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 405 Show data context 432 Show data context
J: Information & communication 17 Show data context 6 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 190 Show data context 39 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 41 Show data context 7 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 221 Show data context 86 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 628 Show data context 49 Show data context
P: Education 169 Show data context 291 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 169 Show data context 278 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 404 Show data context 335 Show data context
T: Activities of households 716 Show data context 1,914 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 2,637 Show data context 588 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 347 Show data context 13 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 7,573 Show data context 2,060 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 240 Show data context 22 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 107 Show data context 21 Show data context
F: Construction 1,845 Show data context 37 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,912 Show data context 928 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 1,388 Show data context 89 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 322 Show data context 578 Show data context
J: Information & communication 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 152 Show data context 47 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 212 Show data context 138 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,886 Show data context 151 Show data context
P: Education 288 Show data context 431 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 466 Show data context 539 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 384 Show data context 379 Show data context
T: Activities of households 363 Show data context 873 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1971 Sex
2011 Industrial Classification Male Female
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 1,415 Show data context 298 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 448 Show data context 10 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 7,421 Show data context 1,536 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 568 Show data context 34 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 79 Show data context 8 Show data context
F: Construction 2,730 Show data context 88 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 2,899 Show data context 1,363 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 2,365 Show data context 201 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 416 Show data context 365 Show data context
J: Information & communication 384 Show data context 94 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 384 Show data context 188 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 88 Show data context 53 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 496 Show data context 160 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 64 Show data context 61 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 1,648 Show data context 424 Show data context
P: Education 709 Show data context 904 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 542 Show data context 688 Show data context
R,S: Arts & recreation; other services 391 Show data context 342 Show data context
T: Activities of households 163 Show data context 335 Show data context
U: Extraterritorial bodies 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
Date: Source:
1841 1841 Census of Great Britain, Occupations, Table [1] , 'Occupation Abstract'
1861 1861 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 17 , 'Occupations of Males aged 20 Years and upwards in Districts'
1861 1861 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 18 , 'Occupations of Females aged 20 Years and upwards in Districts'
1881 - 1991 Census of Population
1971 1971 Census of England and Wales, Economic activity County Leaflets, Table 3 , 'Industry and status by area of workplace and sex', for 'County, county boroughs, urban areas with populations of 50,000 or more, conurbation centres'

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This classification of industry is that used by the 2011 Census, and forms the basic for our standardisation of historical information on industrial structure. The modern data are a classification of workers by their employers' business and count them by their place of work. However, before 1951 they are counted by place of residence, and before 1921 workers have to be classified by their individual occupations. Here we break the numbers in each industry down by gender, but this is not possible with the 2011 dat...


a, only with the re-districted and re-classified historical statisics.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Tonbridge and Malling District through time | Industry Statistics | Standard Industrial Classification (2007), by sex, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 24th April 2024